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Engraven vs Engraver - What's the difference?

engraven | engraver |

As a verb engraven

is past participle of lang=en.

As a noun engraver is

a person who engraves.

engraven

English

Etymology 1

From .

Verb

(head)
  • (obsolete)
  • Etymology 2

    Alteration of engrave, influenced by verbs formed with the circumfix .The Oxford English Dictionary (2007) refers to the circumfix as a prefix and a suffix.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, chiefly, literary and figurative) Engrave.
  • References

    engraver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person who engraves
  • a tool used in this process